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# NSLayoutManager.GlyphProperty

Glyph properties.

```
struct GlyphProperty
```

## Topics

### Glyph properties

[`NSGlyphPropertyNull`](/documentation/AppKit/NSLayoutManager/GlyphProperty/null)

The null glyph, which the layout manager ignores.

[`NSGlyphPropertyControlCharacter`](/documentation/AppKit/NSLayoutManager/GlyphProperty/controlCharacter)

A glyph representing a control character.

[`NSGlyphPropertyElastic`](/documentation/AppKit/NSLayoutManager/GlyphProperty/elastic)

A glyph with a changeable width, such as a white space character.

[`NSGlyphPropertyNonBaseCharacter`](/documentation/AppKit/NSLayoutManager/GlyphProperty/nonBaseCharacter)

A glyph that combines several properties.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSLayoutManager/GlyphProperty/init(rawValue:))

Creates a new instance with the specified raw value.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`OptionSet`](/documentation/Swift/OptionSet)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`SetAlgebra`](/documentation/Swift/SetAlgebra)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`ExpressibleByArrayLiteral`](/documentation/Swift/ExpressibleByArrayLiteral)

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